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GOvERNMENT AFFAIRS DAily DonATion Join the club: AAPAc AAIA member who makes a qualifying personal contribution of $365 in the future. Additionally, AAPAC will be giving a pin to any member not on the Board of Directors who has otherwise made a qualifying contribution in 2009. AAPAC is a critical component of AAIA’s aggressive government affairs effort to effectively communicate its position on issues affecting the automotive aftermarket before federal legislators. AAPAC contributions require a member company’s prior written approval and are voluntary, personal contributions from AAIA member company employees. All funds contributed to AAPAC are contributed to candidates for federal office who understand and support the automotive aftermarket. Contributions are made on a non-partisan basis. the 365 Club is open to all members of aaia and is a great illustration of how simple it can be to grow aaia’s influence on the hill when a number of members make a collective effort to make contributions to aaPaC — even if that contribution is as modest as a single dollar per day. Would investing a dollar a day in the future of your company and the industry be a worthwhile use of your money? That is the question that AAIA Chairman Jerry O’Pry, Blue Magic, Inc., posed in September to the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) Board of Directors meeting held in Boston, Mass. Already the most active volunteers in the association, O’Pry challenged the board to increase their participation even further by giving at least one dollar per day to 8 | AFTERMARKET INSIDER | JANUARY • FEBRUARY 2010 The 365 Club is open to all AAIA members and is a great illustration of how simple it can be to grow AAIA’s influence on Capitol Hill when a number of members make a collective effort to make contributions to AAPAC — even if that contribution is as modest as a single dollar per day. If you have the Automotive Aftermarket Political any questions or would like more inforAction Committee (AAPAC). Those mation on AAPAC or the 365 Club, that took the challenge would be inaugural members of the AAPAC 365 Club. e-mail Ryan Carroll at ryan.carroll@ aftermarket.org. The success of this effort was reflected in the large number of AAIA board members that proudly displayed their commemorative 365 Club pins during AAPEX in Las Vegas. In fact, given the number of inquiries about and level of interest generated by the pins, AAPAC is opening the 365 Club to any http://www.aftermarket.org/Government/AAPAC.aspx

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Aftermarket Insider - January/February 2010

Aftermarket Insider - January/February 2010
Contents
President's Message
Association News
Branching Out with our Green Message
Government Affairs
Technology Update
Market Research
Member Profile
Toolbox: Co-workers
International Focus
It's All at AAPEX
Company Profile
Market Research

Aftermarket Insider - January/February 2010